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Arts Archive

Poetry, drama and garden gnomes: how one arts body is helping the isolated elderly this Xmas

More than a hundred vulnerable and isolating elderly people in Lewisham are to receive a special Christmas present this December. …
by Anna Prudhomme/ December 19, 2020/ Arts/
View of busy marker stalls

Social activism and story telling: photographers whose work is more than just an image

Photographers Brunel Johnson and Wayne Crichlow whose work is part of a new exhibition talk to Eastlondonlines about the importance …
by Clotilde Nogues/ December 16, 2020/ Arts/

Street artists create new Black History mural for park

By Aisha Payne, Caitlin Tilley and Lauren Sneath Street artists Coma and Sky High have created a new mural in a Tower Hamlets park …
by Eastlondonlines/ December 15, 2020/ Arts, Tower Hamlets/

Schoolboy is youngest winner of International Emmy

Hackney-based Billy Barratt, 13, became the youngest ever recipient of an International Emmy award on Monday for his role in …
by Aisha Payne/ November 27, 2020/ Arts, Arts Features, Local News/

Pandemic performance: new album of cross-genre collaboration

The collaborative group Croydon Composers Online released the third volume of their cross-genre musical project last Friday, free for all …
by Fiona Holland/ November 26, 2020/ Arts, Arts Features, Features, Lockdown lifestyle, Music, News/

Open-air gallery collection expanded at Canary Wharf

Six new works have been added to London’s largest outdoor collection of free public art at Canary Wharf, which already includes over …
by Fiona Holland/ November 23, 2020/ Arts, Arts Features, Features, Tower Hamlets/

Thousands of stolen art prints returned to artist Stik

Thousands of stolen prints by Hackney street artist Stik – which went missing when being sent to local residents – …
by Clotilde Nogues/ November 17, 2020/ Arts, Hackney, Lead Stories, News/

“Genre contrarian” M. John Harrison wins Goldsmiths Prize

M John Harrison was announced as the winner of the Goldsmiths Prize for Fiction today for his novel The Sunken …
by Caitlin Tilley/ November 11, 2020/ Arts/

Trump caricature series appears overnight on Hackney bus-stops

Paintings of a bright orange Donald Trump, by political cartoonist Henny Beaumont, appeared in transit shelter displays at Hackney bus …
by Jonathan Abbott/ November 6, 2020/ Arts, Hackney, News/

Arcola Theatre announces new Covid-secure outdoor performance space

A Hackney theatre has unveiled plans for its Covid-secure return with an outdoor performance space. Dalston’s Arcola Theatre’s Arcola Outside …
by Jonathan Abbott/ November 2, 2020/ Arts, Coronavirus, Hackney/

Hackney photo show tells tales of 80s life

Hackney Museum launched its latest exhibition yesterday evening with their first online Zoom panel, complete with guests who have been …
by Lana Sargeant/ November 2, 2020/ Arts, Arts Features, Features, Hackney/
Courtesy of the MET police

Police called after thousands of Stik prints for Hackney residents go missing

Police are investigating the theft of thousands of prints made by the Hackney-based artist Stik that were to be distributed …
by Malaurie Accrombessi/ October 27, 2020/ Arts, Community, Hackney, News/

Sustainable art installation made by children aims to raise awareness about waste

An installation made by children, in collaboration with an artist, encouraging sustainability in arts and crafts is being displayed this …
by Malaurie Accrombessi/ October 14, 2020/ Arts, Community, Hackney/

Local arts centre to be at the forefront of the Lewisham Borough of Culture programme

A local arts centre in Deptford will be at the forefront of the Lewisham Council’s Borough of Culture programme. The …
by Joanna Williams/ October 13, 2020/ Arts, Lewisham, News/
A 29 tonne pile of carrots on Goldsmiths campus.

‘Distasteful’ carrot art piece criticised by other Goldsmiths students

An art installation featuring fresh, unwanted carrots dumped by an art student onto the ground in the middle of the …
by Felice Southwell/ October 2, 2020/ Arts, Lead Stories, News/

Freelance, but not on furlough payment – the Croydon musician caught in criteria trap

Over a million people do not qualify for furlough and self-employment payments, including those who have no self-employed income during …
by Felice Southwell/ June 24, 2020/ Arts, Arts Features, Coronavirus, Features/

Lewisham artist’s tapestry tales of lockdown life

Embroidery artist Tina Crawford has made the most out of lockdown, using isolation to engage with new audiences and start …
by Edward John/ June 23, 2020/ Arts, Arts Features, Coronavirus, Features, Society/

Artists donate works to enhance NHS staff spaces

Health service workers at the Royal London Hospital and the Mile End Hospital are to be treated to artworks in …
by Jiaxuan LI/ June 17, 2020/ Arts, Arts Features, Community, Health, Tower Hamlets/

East London student sessions make music to lighten the lockdown

Musicians around the globe have continued creating and releasing music online with a view to entertain audiences during the lockdown. …
by Shruti Nanda/ June 11, 2020/ Arts, Arts Features, Events, Features, Lockdown lifestyle, Music/

Lewisham arts festival Brockley Max goes online

The nine-day local arts festival Brockley Max 2020 has gone online this week for the first time because of the …
by Zixin Fan/ June 3, 2020/ Arts, Events, Lewisham, Music/

Virus forces cancellation of Deptford Pride 2020

Deptford Pride 2020 has been cancelled due to COVID-19, joining a long list of LGBT+ events to be cancelled this …
by Felice Southwell/ June 2, 2020/ Arts, Lewisham, Music, Society/

Lewisham NHS Choir join X-Factor Winner in frontline staff tribute song

The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir have released a charity song with 2008 X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke in a touching …
by Felice Southwell/ June 2, 2020/ Arts, Community, Lewisham, Music/

Hackney arts charity and cultural organisation reaches crowdfunding target

A Hackney arts charity and cultural organisation have reached their crowdfunding target and raised over £17,800 to open a new …
by Rebecca Huber/ May 20, 2020/ Arts, Education, Hackney, Housing, Local News, News/

UK’s primary black-led theatre company is moving to Croydon

The UK’s primary black-led touring theatre company is moving to a theatre hall in Croydon, as their new art rehearsal …
by Valentina Romagnoli/ March 18, 2020/ Arts, Croydon, News/

Lost and Found: Hackney Museum to exhibit rediscovered photos from the 1980s

The photograph of protesters in Hackney shown above could have been taken last week at a climate rally or an …
by Joshua Lamb/ March 14, 2020/ Arts, Features, Hackney, Local News, Society/
Telegraph Hill in Lewisham has great views of the capital’s skyline. Pic: Ewan Munro

Telegraph Hill Festival cancelled due to fears over COVID-19 outbreak

The Telegraph Hill festival has been cancelled due to fears over the COVID-19 outbreak. The local festival, which was due …
by Rainer Brittain-Catlin/ March 14, 2020/ Arts, Lewisham, News/
David lean cinema seats

Croydon cinema puts on dementia-friendly screenings

A cinema in Croydon is screening films for people suffering with dementia at the price of £1 and their carers …
by Valentina Romagnoli/ March 6, 2020/ Arts, Croydon, News/

Great Hall is back

Graduation ceremonies for Goldsmiths, University of London will be back in the Great Hall in summer 2020 after completion of …
by Ibrahim Banat/ February 14, 2020/ Arts, Business, Education, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, News, Society/

Migration museum reopens in Lewisham Shopping Centre

The UK’s first Migration Museum has been relocated to Lewisham shopping centre after a two-and-a-half-year residency in Lambeth. Starting today, …
by Anna Mariya Tesfaye/ February 14, 2020/ Arts, Lewisham/

My Home is Not My Home

Reema’s story is heart-rending but by no means unique.  She describes how she was brought to Yorkshire from Qatar in …
by Melina Havoutis/ February 3, 2020/ Arts, Arts Features, Employment, Lead Stories, Uncategorized, Videos/

Canary Wharf Winter Lights

Canary Wharf is welcoming back the popular Winter Lights festival, where people can enjoy the beauty of the light artworkscreated …
by Jason Tzu-Kuan Lu/ January 24, 2020/ Arts, Arts Features, Events, Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets/

History of East London print industry on show

East London had a thriving printing trade in the last century providing jobs for thousands of people. But technological changes transformed …
by Ibrahim Banat/ January 23, 2020/ Arts, Arts Features, Events, Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets/

Hackney help for animals injured in Australian fires

A craft studio in Hackney has found an imaginative way of helping the animals injured in the Australian bushfires. Hundreds …
by Ellen Coughlan/ January 16, 2020/ Arts, Environment, Hackney, Lead Stories/

Dick Whittington and His Cat: A pantomime take on Windrush at Hackney Empire

It’s 1948 in London, and if you swap the West Country for the West Indies, you have the two heroes of Dick Whittington …
by Clara Hill/ December 21, 2019/ Arts/

A Christmas Carol: A Fairy Tale – a strange blend of panto and champagne feminism

“I am a woman and I have lived a life men made for me…I am a woman and I will …
by Georgina Gambetta/ December 21, 2019/ Arts, Features, General Features/

Not just a home and more than a venue: performance space forced to relocate

For some performers a music venue closing down may just mean the end of a regular gig. For the residents …
by Charles Woodham/ December 19, 2019/ Arts, Music, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized/

Facadism and the City: the veneer of age disguising brash modernity

Like many cities of ancient origin, London’s landscape is predicated on the old being enveloped by the new. The ancient …
by Georgina Gambetta/ December 18, 2019/ Arts, News/

Art transforms the chicken shop landscape of South Norwood

Embedded in the jungle of chicken shops, greasy spoon cafes, and kebab takeaways on Portland Road, in South Norwood, you …
by Eleonora Girotto/ December 16, 2019/ Arts/

Shakespeare returns to Shoreditch as Curtain Theatre finds go on show

The Curtain Theatre in Shoreditch was Britain’s second playhouse and home to William Shakespeare’s company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men before they moved onto …
by Sean Russell/ December 12, 2019/ Arts/

Fluff, scraps of wood and old toys turn into micro-art by local children

Fluff, discarded scraps of wood and broken toys were amongst the materials used by artist Tim Spooner and Year 2 …
by Tom Mcghie/ December 10, 2019/ Arts/
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